General Guinea Pig is flipping on his side.

Flipping around, jumping is called popcorning. Means they are excited and happy.

Yep, the way you describe it, it sounds just like happy, happy piggies popcorning. They're excited and having a good time.

If they're popcorning so hard they fall over they're VERY excited and happy.

Do they hop around tossing their heads, and kind of look like little bucking broncos from a rodeo?

Guinea Pig Papa said:

Yep, the way you describe it, it sounds just like happy, happy piggies popcorning. They're excited and having a good time.

If they're popcorning so hard they fall over they're VERY excited and happy.

Do they hop around tossing their heads, and kind of look like little bucking broncos from a rodeo?

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While we are on the topic of popcorning I took my guinea pigs out yesterday for an extra-special special floor time with lots and lots of room for them

I think they were having fun chasing each other around because they were popcorning a lot I heard guinea pigs can popcorn from stress but it looked like they were happy which is it?

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Personally, I've never seen a stressed or upset guinea pig popcorn. That doesn't mean they don't, but I've never experienced one. Mine ONLY do it when they're happy and excited.

If you had them out for floor time and they were chasing each other and popcorning, I can virtually guarantee they were happy and excited about it.

One reason to give large space. I put my 3 week old in a 2x4 cc cage and she was quite the acrobat.

Artista said:

One reason to give large space. I put my 3 week old in a 2x4 cc cage and she was quite the acrobat.

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If I remember correctly, she was quite the snuggly pig with you in pretty short order, too.

Guinea Pig Papa said:

If I remember correctly, she was quite the snuggly pig with you in pretty short order, too.

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She's more playful and has cut down on snuggles. But when standing up begging for stuff I do get kisses.

Sounds exactly what my little boys are doing now. I don't get much in the way of wheeks any more, however. They're spoiled.